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Star Wars BookwormsRise of the Red Blade – SWBW #137Adam Farmer (Bad Wolf Radio) joins Aaron to review Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade.
Adam shares his experience at Tampa Comic Con.
We discuss forced video game console upgrades and if we are good at trivia.
We review the novel Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade.
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2023-08-021h 37Star Wars BookwormsAhsoka Trailer Reaction – SWBW #136William Devereux (Ion Cannon) joins Aaron to discuss the latest news out of Star Wars Celebration Europe.
Full reaction to the new Ahsoka trailer
Thoughts on the news of a new Rey Skywalker movie
Discussion on the other movie and TV announcements including the Dawn of the Jedi and Dave Filoni movies
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2023-04-101h 20Star Wars BookwormsPath of Deceit – SWBW #135Adam Farmer (Bad Wolf Radio) joins Aaron to review the novel The High Republic: Path of Deceit.
Reaction to the casting news for Acolyte
Thoughts on the reveal of the novel Rise of the Red Blade
A full review of the Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton novel Path of Deceit
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2022-11-181h 23Star Wars BookwormsBrotherhood – SWBW #132William Devereux (Ion Cannon podcast) joins the show to discuss the latest Star Wars literature news and review the novel Brotherhood.
Aaron tells a story about rediscovering Vector Prime
We look at some of the literature news coming out of SDCC
Our reactions to The Princess and the Scoundrel excerpt
A full review of the novel Brotherhood
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2022-07-291h 09Star Wars BookwormsHeart of Fear – SWBW #124On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
Aaron is joined by guest host Bruce Gibson from Star Wars Report and the Positively Trek podcast.
Aaron and Bruce fall into an unplanned conversation about the character of Thrawn.
We discuss the surprising phenomenon that was the unreleased (and then unofficially released) novel The Heart of the Jedi.
We review the first 5 issues (There is No Fear) of Marvel’s The High Republic comics written by Cavan Scott.
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2021-06-011h 34Star Wars BookwormsVictory’s Price – SWBW #123On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
Aaron is joined by guest host Megan Crouse from Den of Geek, StarWars.com, and Star Wars Insider.
Megan catches us up on what Star Wars things she has been into and her thoughts on The High Republic.
We review the Alphabet Squadron novel Victory’s Price written by Alexander Freed.
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2021-05-011h 22Star Wars BookwormsShadow Fall – SWBW #114On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
SDCC @ Home and what Star Wars panels are happening. (Publishing panel going on now.)
Galaxy’s Edge toys are coming and some of our favorite book characters are represented.
New Amy Ratcliffe book The Jedi Mind.
The Mandalorian publishing program has been revealed.
Full review of Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall with guest Megan.
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2020-07-241h 21Star Wars BookwormsQueen’s Peril – SWBW #113On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We talk the postponement (cancelation) of Star Wars Celebration and somehow that turns into a conversation about Disney Parks.
We discuss the upcoming game Star Wars: Squadrons and the appearance of a fan-favorite books character.
We look at the news about the just-announced From a Certain Point of View: Empire Strikes Back including the cover reveal and the list of participating authors.
We do a full review of the novel Queen’s Peril.
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2020-06-231h 03Star Wars BookwormsThe Age of Skywalker – SWBW #112On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We talk Empire Strike Back‘s 40th Anniversary, Starbucks mugs, and Walt Disney World.
We discuss a little new information about Poe Dameron: Free Fall.
We review The Rise of Skywalker novelization.
We also review the Age of the Resistance: Heroes comic volume.
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2020-05-271h 00Star Wars BookwormsResistance Reborn – SWBW #111On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We talk a little about what we have been spending our time doing while being stuck at home.
We look at what’s coming in The Clone Wars – Stories of Light and Dark.
We review the novel Resistance Reborn including discussions about Poe’s role in the book and the many connections to other media.
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2020-04-2045 minStar Wars BookwormsHigh Spires – SWBW #110We hope that we can bring you a little entertainment in these unique times. We are here to distract you with some High Republic talk and a Black Spire review!
On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We give some love to a loyal listener.
We discuss the news about what was previously known as “Project Luminous.” We walk through the announced High Republic titles and talk about what we are excited for.
We review the novel Black Spire including discussions about the audio book and how the book relates to Galaxy’s Edge at the Disney...
2020-03-2348 minStar Wars BookwormsThe Rise of Skywalker Review – SWBW #109It’s our first episode of the new year and we finally get to talk about The Rise of Skywalker!
On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We talk a little about the state of Star Wars and maybe are a little unfair to Star Wars Resistance.
Teresa brings up her disappointment in the merchandise for The Rise of Skywalker.
We discuss and review the movie including our thoughts on the more controversial aspects.
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2020-01-2141 minStar Wars BookwormsThrawn: Treason – SWBW #108It’s new Star Wars week! While you are eagerly anticipating the next episode of The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker, check out our latest episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We talk about our anticipation for The Rise of Skywalker and our different approaches to watching promotional material.
Aaron gives an update on the latest comic news including an announcement of a Bounty Hunters series and preview pages from The Rise of Kylo Ren.
We discuss and review the novel Thrawn: Treason.
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2019-12-1640 minStar Wars BookwormsZoraida Córdova Interview – SWBW #107It’s a Black Friday Special, and you don’t even have to leave your house!
On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
The Mandalorian is the hot Star Wars thing right now, and we give our thoughts on the first couple episodes.
What’s going on with Galaxy’s Edge? Aaron had a chance to visit the Florida version recently and gives some updates.
We interview Zoraida Córdova about her novel Galaxy’s Edge: A Crash of Fate. We discuss the anticipation for The Rise of Skywalker, her visit to Galaxy’s Edge, and some of her wr...
2019-11-291h 07Star Wars BookwormsHungry Ewoks, Christian Blauvelt Interview – SWBW #106On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
The final The Rise of Skywalker trailer dropped, and we discuss a couple of things that surprised us.
We give our thoughts on a couple of books announced at New York Comic Con.
The hilarious new book How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galatic Survival Skills came out in September. We do a quick flip-thru-review before…
…our full interview with writer Christian Blauvelt!
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2019-10-3059 minStar Wars BookwormsAlphabet Squadron – SWBW #105On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms:
We welcome special guest co-host, Megan Crouse, from StarWars.com!
Triple Force Friday is this week, and we discuss what merchandise we might be looking to purchase.
We talk about some of the big things coming, including Jedi: Fallen Order and The Mandalorian.
We do a full review of the novel Alphabet Squadron.
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2019-10-011h 15Star Wars BookwormsDooku and the Secrets of the Jedi – SWBW #104In this episode of Star Wars Bookworms, we talk about the book announcement for The Secrets of the Jedi and do a full review of the audio production Dooku: Jedi Lost.
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2019-08-2647 minStar Wars BookwormsDrinking the Jedi Kool-Aide – SWBW #103This episode of Star Wars Bookworms is full of Star Wars goodness across all mediums. We have our Galaxy’s Edge experiences, comic announcements, and our Master & Apprentice novel review. Check below for the timestamps so you can jump right to your favorite content.
[00:27] Aaron and Teresa share their experiences visiting Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland.
[22:55] We discuss some of the Galaxy’s Edge tie-in literature.
[28:45] We read through the descriptions of the upcoming Age of Resistance comics from Marvel.
[34:15] Listen to our reactions to the San Diego Comic Con exclusive cover reveal for Thrawn Treason.
[37:32] Our full review...
2019-07-011h 07Star Wars BookwormsPadmé and Friends – SWBW #102Excitement for The Rise of Skywalker is at a high with the movie only 7 months away. In this episode, we talk about the recently announced books and comics that will be part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker publishing program and do a full review of the novel Queen’s Shadow.
Crazy after all. We talk about our plans to go to Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland.
New books! We go through the most interesting titles announced for the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker publishing program and give our thoughts on each...
2019-05-231h 01Star Wars BookwormsCelebration Recap, Jason Fry and Christian Blauvelt Interviews – SWBW #101Star Wars Celebration was full of publishing news!
In this episode, Aaron and Teresa recap their favorite moments of Celebration Chicago and interview a couple of our favorite Star Wars authors.
We recap our favorite things about Star Wars Celebration Chicago.
We go through all the book announcements and give thoughts on each title.
Aaron interviews Christian Blauvelt, author of the upcoming Be More Lando, Be More Leia, and How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks.
Teresa and Aaron interview Jason Fry, author of the Servants of the Empire series and a list of Star Wars...
2019-05-061h 33Star Wars BookwormsLive at Celebration with E.K. Johnston – SWBW #100We celebrated our landmark 100th episode at the best place possible.
Thank you to all our friends and listeners who came out to support us on the Podcast Stage at Star Wars Celebration!
William Devereux from the Ion Cannon podcast joined us to talk about some of the new books we are excited for.
Queen’s Shadow author, E.K. Johnston, and StarWars.com and Marvel writer Bria LaVorgna showed up to help us rank our top 5 favorite canon books.
We discussed all things Padmé, handmaidens, and Panakas with E.K. Johnston.
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2019-04-1940 minStar Wars BookwormsThe Assassin Queen – SWBW #99We are excited for Queen’s Shadow, Galaxy’s Edge, and Celebration, and we talk about it!
Teresa has read Queen’s Shadow and Aaron is starting it and we give our early thoughts.
Disney has announced the opening dates for Galaxy’s Edge and we talk about if going early is a good idea.
Star Wars Celebration is just a month away and we discuss some of the panels revealed and our podcast stage appearance.
We do a full review of the junior novel Lando’s Luck.
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2019-03-121h 01Star Wars BookwormsAphra Without Vader – SWBW #98While you are waiting for the Episode IX title to drop why not listen to a new episode of Star Wars Bookworms?
JJ Abrams officially announced the wrap of filming for Episode IX, and we talk about the image he posted with the announcement.
We are now allowed to say we will be appearing on the Podcast Stage at Star Wars Celebration Chicago, and we talk some plans.
The Art of Star Wars Rebels book was announced, and we are excited for all the concept art and behind the scenes information coming our way.
We review Doctor Aphra V...
2019-02-2041 minStar Wars BookwormsAmy Ratcliffe Interview – SWBW #97Here is our interview with the awesome Amy Ratcliffe, author of the book Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy.
We discuss how the project came about, some of the fun stuff she learned, and what she is excited for in 2019.
Check out this really fun conversation!
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2019-01-2431 minStar Wars BookwormsWomen of the Galaxy – SWBW #96First episode of the new year! We talk about upcoming content in 2019 and give a full review of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy.
The Year of Star Wars? We discuss some of the Star Wars things we are excited for in 2019.
Another flight of the Falcon. We share info about the upcoming book Pirate’s Price, featuring Hondo Ohnaka.
The return of Eli Vanto. We read the description of the upcoming book Thrawn: Treason.
And finally, we do a detailed review of the book Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy with discussion about the characters and art fo...
2019-01-081h 09Star Wars BookwormsBaby Dianoga – SWBW #95We are back from our unofficial break and ready to talk about Star Wars TV, book, and comic news. And we slip in a full comic review too!
Shirtless Han. We said we weren’t going to talk about it.. but we did.
Cassian Andor gets a TV series and we talk Disney+.
Star Wars Celebration is getting closer and we talk about which Star Wars authors will be there.
Alphabet Squadron is a weird title, right?
Purple muppet, Imperial Leia, kid wookiees, and porgs. We review Star Wars Adventures Vol 2.
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2018-11-2946 minStar Wars BookwormsDouble Vision – SWBW #94Anakin, Padmé, Thrawn, Vader all in the same book! Listen in to hear what we thought about the novel Thrawn: Alliances.
New York Comic Con is this week. We break down some of the notable events going on.
No Eli Vanto, but we got another Thrawn book. We discuss the novel Thrawn: Alliances and even talk some about the audio book presentation.
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2018-10-0154 minStar Wars BookwormsDarth Maul – SWBW #93Time to get caught up on the latest book and comic news. We also review a comic featuring one of Teresa’s favorite characters.
San Diego Comic Con brought us a lot of book and comic news. We talk through the notable releases and what we are most excited for.
A little late getting to this one. With his recent surprise appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story we just had to review the Darth Maul comics from Marvel. Also, Teresa loves him.
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2018-08-1543 minStar Wars BookwormsThat’s So Han – SWBW #92San Diego Comic Con is about to start. Will we be getting new Star Wars book and comic news? Well while you are waiting to find out check out this new episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Hot Thrawn. We briefly discuss the SDCC exclusive cover for Thrawn: Alliances and the revealed Padme poster.
All about the White Worms. We talk about about Han, Qi’ra, and their adventure in the novel Most Wanted.
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2018-07-181h 01Star Wars BookwormsHan’s Furriest Friend – SWBW #91Solo: A Star Wars Story is still on our minds. In this episode of Star Wars Bookworms we talk about the lead-up novel Last Shot.
From The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear to Ashley Eckstein’s new book, we talk about some of the things we have been into lately.
Can an Ewok be a slicer? Is Han a bad dad? Is grafting human parts onto droids an effective strategy to take over the galaxy? We answer all your burning questions in our review of the novel Last Shot.
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2018-06-221h 06Star Wars BookwormsSolo Movie Review – SWBW #90We finally got a chance to sit down and record our thoughts on the latest Star Wars movie. Expect a spoiler filled conversation on all things Solo: A Star Wars Story!
Chicago bound. We open up the show talking about Star Wars Celebration details.
Solo books. There have been a lot of new releases surrounding the movie and we talk about which ones we have started reading.
Movie talk. We devote most of the show to discussing Solo: A Star Wars Story. We get into relationships, characters, expectations, and of course that cameo everyone is talking about.
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2018-06-061h 31Star Wars BookwormsMore Captain Canady – SWBW #89While we are waiting for the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story we took some time to reflect on The Last Jedi. Specifically the novelization by Jason Fry.
That and more in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
Force Friday? We talk about some recent purchases and the release of Solo merchandise.
No spoilers! The new novel Last Shot is out and Teresa gives some commentary on Twitter etiquette.
Of course they are! We discuss the The Last Jedi novelization and give our thoughts on what it adds and changes. We also talk about the...
2018-04-2054 minStar Wars BookwormsDewback Obsession – SWBW #88We are playing a little catch up in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms as we talk about some selections from From a Certain Point of View and a little about the latest episodes of Forces of Destiny.
Porgs and more. We briefly discuss the last eight installments of Forces of Destiny and Aaron admits porgs aren’t so bad.
R5 to the rescue. We pick some our favorite stories from From a Certain Point of View.
Discussion includes:
“The Bucket” by Christie Gloden
“Sith of Datawork” by Ken Lui
“The Red One” by Rae Carson
2018-03-281h 03Star Wars BookwormsDistressed Monkey-Lizard – SWBW #87Hang on as we cover the latest book news and do a couple reviews at breakneck speed, because we are trying to catch the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels.
Solo books. We run down the list of the recently announced books tied to the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Trooper tribute. We pick some of our favorite things from Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor.
Unkar’s not so bad. We review the comic Star Wars Adventures: Volume 1.
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2018-02-2141 minStar Wars BookwormsTropical Porgs – SWBW #86We LOVE reference guides. This is an extra special episode, because we talk about three of them! We pick some of our favorite things we found in three different The Last Jedi reference guides.
Where’s Leia? We start out or discussion talking about our favorite things from The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections.
Kira looks cool. We look at the art and behind the scenes info we found in The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
That X-wing wasn’t going anywhere. Finally, we browse through The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary and find some interesting facts.
2018-01-191h 09Star Wars BookwormsPoe and the Porgs – SWBW #85Poe Dameron, porgs, and LEGO. We can all agree that at least two of those things are pretty awesome.
Teresa starts the show with a reading from Chewie and the Porgs and her brief thoughts on the book.
We geek out about all things LEGO as we do a flip-through review of Ultimate LEGO Star Wars.
We talk Poe, Black Squadron, BB-8, and giant glowing monsters in our review of Poe Dameron Volume 1.
Stick around after the credits for a bonus reading from Teresa.
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2018-01-121h 06Star Wars BookwormsThe Last Jedi – SWBW #84Everyone is talking about it and now we are too. We have seen The Last Jedi multiple times, and we have thoughts!
Aaron works out his feelings on the Luke Skywalker stuff, Teresa talks about her excitement for darker Kylo Ren, and so much more!
Beware of spoilers, because we talk about every surprise this movie throws at us.
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2017-12-221h 22Star Wars BookwormsDan Wallace Interview – SWBW #83We have a really fun interview on this episode of Star Wars Bookworms. Dan Wallace is a vault of knowledge about the Star Wars universe and about writing for Star Wars. This interview is not to be missed!
Next week! We start out the show with a little The Last Jedi talk.
#ilovestormtroopers. Teresa gives the details of our book giveaway for Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor.
Star Wars historian. We interview Dan Wallace and talk about his many books including his latest, Rebel Files.
A little more. After the interview we give some brief thoughts on what we h...
2017-12-051h 20Star Wars BookwormsBad Phasma – SWBW #82Sometimes bad guys just need to be bad. Hear us talk Phasma and more in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
LEGO wishes. To kick off the show we talk about some Star Wars LEGO sets we would like to own.
The moment. We discuss the latest episodes of Star Wars Rebels and fun things like #Kanera and Rukh.
Card collecting. Our sponsor for this episode is Topps, and we talk about some of our favorite recent card finds.
Beetle nightmares. We discuss the novel Phasma and the unexpected and even gruesome happenings.
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2017-11-131h 02Star Wars BookwormsLeia’s Boyfriend – SWBW #81Sometimes we just don’t agree on a book. Listen in to a very spirited conversation on Leia: Princess of Alderaan and so much more!
Cool Kallus? We talk some Rebels and define what #HotKallus means to each of us.
Trooper info. We briefly discuss the new book Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor.
Hot Kier? We disagree on some and agree on a lot in our review of Leia: Princess of Alderaan.
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2017-10-271h 03Star Wars BookwormsTrailer Squad – SWBW #80There was a new Star Wars trailer, new Rebels episodes, Han Solo movie news, and a book to talk about. This episode of Star Wars Bookworms covers it all!
Do we believe any of it? We discuss the brand new The Last Jedi trailer.
No spoilers. We briefly discuss the new episodes of Star Wars Rebels.
That’s who they picked? Tag and Bink to appear in Solo: A Star Wars Story. We talk a little about who they are.
She’s bad but so cool. We review the novel Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad.
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2017-10-201h 11Star Wars BookwormsStar Wars Authors at Dragon Con 2017 – SWBW #79Force Friday brought us some brand new merchandise and book releases. And porgs. So many porgs. We talk about it all and include panel audio from Dragon Con in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
Cute mynocks? Aaron doesn’t do a great job defending himself and his indifference to porgs.
All the toys. We talk about what we did on Force Friday and what merchandise we picked up.
More cuteness. Teresa shares info about Katie Cook’s new Art of Coloring Star Wars book.
Looking for awesome buttons? Check out Sarah Dempster’s Etsy store Galactic Flair.
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2017-09-111h 29Star Wars BookwormsBeth Revis Interview – SWBW #78It’s been a while since we have had a Star Wars author on the show. Who better to bring on than the author of the last book we reviewed? Beth Revis joins us on this episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
We interview Beth Revis about her book Rebel Rising. We talk about her love for easter eggs, why Saw was more intimidating to her than Jyn, special hugs, and so much more.
We also cover a ton of new book announcements out of San Diego Comic Con and give our thoughts on the ones we are most ex...
2017-08-071h 06Star Wars BookwormsRankings Rising – SWBW #77We talk a little animation, do some book rankings, and review a YA novel on this brand new episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
The Ewoks ate the previous owner? We give our brief thoughts on the Forces of Destiny animated shorts.
Something we can agree on. We rank all 15 of the new canon novels.. just for fun.
Is she really a Rebel? We review the latest YA novel from Disney Press, Rebel Rising.
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2017-07-181h 13Star Wars BookwormsThrawn – SWBW #76We have some fun news to talk about, catch up on listener feedback, and crowdsource our review of Thrawn in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Are we still talking about Wonder Woman? We read some emails we received in response our pop culture discussions last episode.
More bad guys. We briefly discuss the recently released excerpt from Inferno Squad.
More info about Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View has surfaced and we talk about our excitement for the stories.
How did she get out of that garbage masher? We read the solicitation copy from Marvel’s...
2017-06-261h 14Star Wars BookwormsKanan: First Bacta – SWBW #75In this very distracted episode of Star Wars Bookworms we got talking about Pirates of the Caribbean, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Cars 3. Thank or blame Teresa for this depending on how you feel.
We do eventually get around to reviewing the Marvel comic volume Kanan: First Blood and talking about how awesome Depa Billaba is. We also spend way too much time discussing bacta tank Kanan.
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2017-06-0951 minStar Wars BookwormsAphra Down – SWBW #74It’s an all comics episode of Star Wars Bookworms! Except for that part where we talk about The Last Jedi.
Vanity Fair released some really cool images from The Last Jedi. Teresa thinks Phasma should keep that helmet on.
New Mace Windu and Cassian & K-2SO comics have been announced. Aaron is forced to defend Mace Windu again.
We don’t love Aphra, but Black Krrsantan is pretty cool. We review the comic volume Vader Down.
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2017-05-3159 minStar Wars BookwormsThe Empire Doth End – SWBW #73We are coming off of our Star Wars Day celebrations and sitting down to read (or listen to) Thrawn. Time for another episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Itty Bittys, LEGO exclusives, and Star Wars movies. We talk about our plans for May the 4th.
Lost Stars is getting a manga, and you might be surprised which of our hosts is not that excited about it.
We also discuss the upcoming release The Force Doth Awaken and the Marvel crossover series The Screaming Citadel.
For better or for worse it is finally over. We do our full review of t...
2017-05-0552 minStar Wars BookwormsCelebration 2017 Recap and Interviews – SWBW #72We had a great time at Star Wars Celebration! Listen in as we talk about our favorite memories and share our interviews from the con.
Magic Friday and Dave Filoni on an elevator. We tell a couple stories from our time at Star Wars Celebration.
Keep on reading! There was so much new content announced at Celebration. We go through the whole list and discuss what we are most excited for.
We were able to get first time interviews with Star Wars writer Cole Horton and Marvel Comics editor Jordan White. Check out those interviews as well as...
2017-04-271h 29Star Wars BookwormsChewbacca – SWBW #70We talk about the latest book news and review Marvel’s Chewbacca comic on this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Star Wars Celebration is just around the corner, and we talk about some of our early plans.
We discuss the upcoming Rogue One related book titles and other new Star Wars books.
Chewbacca sets out on his own in a Marvel comic miniseries. We review the 5 issues.
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2017-03-0351 minStar Wars BookwormsVisual Debt – SWBW #69The Last Jedi! New Star Wars title announced today! Oh and we released a new episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Three womprats. We were joined by friend of the show, William Devereaux, who hails from the Ion Cannon podcast.
He’s back.. again. We discuss the upcoming Darth Maul comics from Marvel.
More Rogue One. A handful of other publications came out around the release of Rogue One. We talk about The Art Of, The Visual Guide, and more.
Ewok therapy. Listen in for our in-depth review of Aftermath: Life Debt.
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2017-01-241h 25Star Wars BookwormsThe Rogue One Report – SWBW #68Happy Holidays from Star Wars Bookworms! We gathered a couple of our favorite people to help us discuss Rogue One.
The founders. Riley and Bethany Blanton from The Star Wars Report make their first appearance on Bookworms!
Deep thoughts. We discuss the movie in detail and cover expectations, CGI, favorite characters, and even get a little philosophical.
Rogue rankings. We finish the show by ranking our favorite Star Wars movies and trying to decide where Rogue One falls.
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2016-12-251h 36Star Wars BookwormsCatalyst – SWBW #67It’s Rogue One week! Check out our review of Catalyst before you go see the movie.
New Star Wars! We talk about our plans to see Rogue One opening night, and Teresa explains why her excitment level is still at a 4.
Familiar voices. Before we jump into our book review we discuss the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels?
Required reading? We talk all things Catalyst and give our thoughts on weird names, Order 66, identifying aliens, kyber crystals, and so much more!
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2016-12-121h 07Star Wars BookwormsAhsoka – SWBW #66Teresa is back on the show to talk new comic news and the novel Ahsoka!
Our Goodreads book club is finishing up Ahsoka and moving on to Catalyst. Join in on the conversation!
There is a new Darth Maul comic series coming from Marvel. Who do you think is more excited?
We discuss the highs and lows of the YA novel, Ahsoka. We also give our thoughts on the audio book version.
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2016-11-211h 07Star Wars BookwormsLando Propaganda – SWBW #65Megan Crouse from StarWars.com and Den of Geek joins Aaron to talk about Lando, Ahsoka and more!
Our Goodreads book club is still talking about Ahsoka and we give some early thoughts.
Star Wars Propaganda (written by Pablo Hidalgo) has been released and we briefly discuss.
Lando casting and comics. We spend most of the show talking all things Lando Calrissian including an exhaustive review of the Marvel comic volume.
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2016-10-3155 minStar Wars BookwormsLife on the Smuggler’s Moon – SWBW #64Matt Rushing from The 602 Club podcast joins us to talk the latest book news and review another comic volume.
Strong opinions. We jump right into it and give our differing (and brief – full review to come on a later episode) thoughts on the novel Aftermath: Life Debt.
Book Club. We are reading through Ahsoka. Join in on the conversation over at Goodreads.
Just a taste. An excerpt from the upcoming novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Story was released just in time for us to talk about it.
Lightsabers for everyone! We discuss and review Star Wars Volume 2: Showdown on...
2016-10-241h 13Star Wars BookwormsShadows and Secrets – SWBW #63Bria is back and ready to talk some comics! We also share audio of Ashley Eckstein and E.K. Johnson from their NYC book signing in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
We rebel. The Rogue One trailer dropped the morning we recorded this, so we just had to talk about it.
The Ahsoka novel has been released and we are talking about it over at Goodreads.
New Rogue One books on the way. We recap the news that came out of NYCC.
Ahsoka herself! We share 15 minutes of audio from the Ashley Eckstein/ E.K. Johnson book s...
2016-10-171h 14Star Wars BookwormsBloodline Friday – SWBW #62With cool events coming up and much anticipated books on the horizon, we have a lot to talk about on this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
Force Friday. Or is it Rogue Friday? We talk about the toys we like and why Teresa doesn’t know who Cassian Andor is.
New York Comic Con starts on Thursday, and we talk about where you can see authors like Tim Zahn and E.K. Johnston.
Emails. We read a few emails icluding one from comic writer Michael Moreci. Check out his Star Wars comic here.
Princess Leia and politics. We gi...
2016-10-011h 10Star Wars BookwormsThrawn, Zahn, and Dragon Con – SWBW #61We are back with a bonus sized episode of Star Wars Bookworms featuring audio from Dragon Con 2016!
Teresa returns and gives us her early thoughts on Bloodline.
Shout out to Geek Force at Akins High School. Check out their blog!
Aaron gives us a recap of the Star Wars panels at Dragon Con 2016.
We talk about the new Finn’s Story book from Disney Press and the new covers for the classic Thrawn Trilogy.
At the end of the episode we include the full audio from the Star Wars authors panel at Dragon Con featuring Tim Zahn, Michael St...
2016-09-151h 26Star Wars BookwormsTwilight Con – SWBW #60Special guest Bria from Tosche Station and White Hot Room joined Aaron this episode!
Dragon Con. We talk about what Star Wars panels are happening and which ones Bria is on (and Aaron is not.)
Legendary. Bria gives her take on bringing a character like Thrawn into the canon.
Star War. We discuss and review the novel Battlefront: Twilight Company.
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2016-08-301h 01Star Wars BookwormsChronicles of the Empire – SWBW #59Yay for Star Wars book news! We cover it all and slip in a couple reviews in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
Thrawn! We discuss all the exciting book news that came out of Star Wars Celebration Europe.
Minifig included. We review the book LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force.
Space battles and Force trees. We discuss the Marvel comic volume Shattered Empire.
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2016-07-2847 minStar Wars BookwormsPrincess Leia – SWBW #58What better to listen to on your flight out to Star Wars Celebration Europe than a new episode of Star Wars Bookworms?
Star Scavengers. Aaron announces a new podcast and totally forgets to say the name of it on the show.
Poe, Han, and Kenobi. We talk a little about the current Marvel Star Wars comic series.
Aftermath. We talk about Life Debt coming out and the cover reveal for Empire’s End.
Alderaan lives. We discuss and review the 5-issue Princess Leia comic series.
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2016-07-1334 minStar Wars BookwormsImperial Academy – SWBW #57
Break’s over! We took some time away, but in that time we have been reading things like Twighlight Company, Bloodline, Servants of the Empire, and the Poe Dameron comics. All things we are excited to review on the show eventually! But for now we have some catching up to do by finishing up our reviews of the Servants of the Empire junior novels.
Oh, and we won an award.. and some other stuff.
The award winning.. We were thrilled to hear about our win in the Star Wars Podcast Awards. Thank you to ev...
2016-06-021h 04Star Wars BookwormsThe Last Padawan Strikes – SWBW #56
Have you been wondering when we were going to review some Star Wars comics again? Today is your day, with not one, but two comic reviews in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
Harry Potter Bookworms? We decided to test the April Fools waters with a little joke. But is a Harry Potter podcast completely out of the question for us?
More Ahsoka please. We talk about the announcement of a new Ahsoka Tano novel coming from Disney Press.
Emails. We reply to emails and discuss This is Madness, the origin of our intro, and much...
2016-04-071h 22Star Wars BookwormsSXSW Madness – SWBW #55
We decided to record a short episode of Star Wars Bookworms to cover a few things that are going on.
This is Madness has just kicked off and Teresa makes fun of Aaron for being a light side fanboy.
Teresa attended a preview screening of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens documentary at SXSW and tells us about her experience.
The Star Wars Podcast Awards has entered the final round of voting and we spend some time talking through the nominees and shamelessly ask for your votes.
If you haven’t alre...
2016-03-1734 minStar Wars BookwormsBefore the Awards – SWBW #54
This episode of Star Wars Bookworms is packed with news, feedback, and a book review!
The Star Wars Podcast Awards is going on and there are still open categories you can vote for us in. Head over to starwarspodcastawards.com to support our show!
Keep it in the lines. Marvel has announced adult coloring books and Teresa has her purple crayons ready.
Poe party! Comic shops will be hosting special events for the release of Poe Dameron #1.
Disney Press has a new graphic novel covering the Original Trilogy.
More emails! Our listeners came through again and...
2016-03-071h 12Star Wars BookwormsPablo Hidalgo Interview – SWBW #53We are very excited to share with you an interview we did with Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo a few days ago!
We talk about everything from his experience at Star Wars Day at Sea, to his favorite Star Wars collectible, to the inside details of The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary. He even shares with us his thoughts on Sith eye color (blame Aaron for this question.)
Teresa gets in some Transformers talk and Pablo is more than happy to geek out with her.
It was a really fun interview and one you de...
2016-02-1951 minStar Wars BookwormsVisual Feedback – SWBW #52
Teresa asked for emails and our listeners came through! In this episode of Star Wars Bookworms we take some time to answer listener emails and also review The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary.
Book Club! This month in the book club we are discussing Before the Awakening and Moving Target. Head on over to Goodreads and join in on the discussion.
We got 9 brand new emails and as promised we read them all on the show and respond accordingly. They bring up topics like the mystery man in Aftermath, what books we would bring into canon...
2016-02-121h 03Star Wars BookwormsAftermath’s Story – SWBW #51
Star Wars Bookworms is back, and we are talking upcoming book releases and the novel Star Wars: Aftermath.
Teresa talks about her Funko Star Wars subscription box and how we should all get one.
We look at some of the books coming out (or already released) for younger readers including Rey’s Story, Rey’s Survival Guide, and the Little Golden Book based on The Force Awakens.
New reference guides coming from Dan Wallace and Pablo Hidalgo! We are pretty excited about these.
We discuss and review the novel Star Wars: Aftermath.
If...
2016-01-261h 15Star Wars BookwormsThe Force Awakens with Adam Bray – SWBW #50
It’s our 50th episode!
To celebrate we brought on a guest and friend, Star Wars writer Adam Bray.
We talk about our personal experiences watching The Force Awakens.
We cover favorite characters, tie-ins to books and comics, call-backs to the Prequels, where the movie ranks, and so much more!
Stick around after the credits for an exclusive interview with Aaron’s son Quin.
If you haven’t already, we would love for you to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook so we can connect with you. Al...
2016-01-041h 35Star Wars BookwormsThe Lost Stars – SWBW #49
We are right in the middle of the Holidays and The Forces Awakens is only days away. And to top it off we have a brand new episode of Star Wars Bookworms gift wrapped and ready to be opened. Be of good cheer!
Teresa gives us the low down on her Star Wars Christmas decorations, and Aaron admits his are a little bit lame.
We briefly touch on the upcoming release of The Force Awakens. Only 6 more days!
We discuss and review one of our favorite novels of the new canon, Lost Stars.
2015-12-1153 minStar Wars BookwormsVader – SWBW #48
It’s been a while since we’ve done a comic review, so we thought we’d do a short episode specifically for that purpose. Teresa was really excited!
So much new footage. We give our brief thoughts on the new international trailer for The Force Awakens.
Lost Stars is our November book. Join in on the discussion over at Goodreads.
We review our first collected volume of new Marvel Star Wars comic, Vader.
If you haven’t already, we would love for you to follow us on Twitter and like us on Fac...
2015-11-1333 minStar Wars BookwormsServants of the Canon – SWBW #47
It’s a new episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
We talk about Halloween because we love it.
We give our thoughts on the new The Force Awakens trailer and discuss our plans for watching the movie in the theater.
Lost Stars is our Book Club book for November.
We respond to a Twitter question on if the “new canon” novels are worth reading.
We discuss and review the junior novel Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks.
If you haven’t already, we would love for you to follow us on Twitter...
2015-11-041h 02Star Wars BookwormsDark Disciples – SWBW #46
Quinlan Vos, Asajj Ventress, the dark side, lightsabers, passion, betrayal, sacrifice.. what more can you ask for in a Star Wars novel?
We were so excited to review Dark Disciple that we spent the whole episode talking about it!
And Teresa may have cried at some point.. and for some reason talked about dolphins.. you just have to listen.
If you haven’t already, we would love for you to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook so we can connect with you. Als...
2015-10-0656 minStar Wars BookwormsThe Lords Awaken – SWBW #45
It’s our Force Friday special and we have a guest along for the ride!
Jason Hamilton from the Legends and Lore podcast and StarWars.com joins us this episode.
We all started playing Disney Infinity 3.0 with the new Star Wars characters, so of course we had to talk about it.
Is Finn strong in the Force? We speculate after seeing the D23 exclusive poster and the 15 second teaser trailer.
Today is Force Friday, but when we recorded this episode it hadn’t happened yet. We talk about our plans and what we were hoping to pick...
2015-09-041h 03Star Wars BookwormsHeir to the Jedi.. Finally – SWBW #44
We told you we would eventually get to it. Our Heir to the Jedi review and more in this episode of Star Wars Bookworms.
We are finishing up X-wing: Rogue Squadron in the Goodreads book club and we will be moving on to Dark Disciple for the month of August.
Teresa gives her brief thoughts on Marvel’s Star Wars #7 featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi.
New Chewbacca miniseries coming from Marvel. That girl with him looks like trouble.
There is an excerpt for Aftermath featuring Wedge Antilles and Rae Sloane. Aaron gives his thoughts. Teresa doesn’t read exce...
2015-08-011h 32Star Wars BookwormsLando’s Sketchbook – SWBW #43
It’s a new episode of Star Wars Bookworms!
This month in the Goodreads book club we are reading X-wing: Rogue Squadron. Head on over to Goodreads and join in on the conversation.
We read listener emails where one listener sings Teresa’s praises and another totally agrees with Aaron.
New Marvel comics are coming. We give our thoughts on the upcoming Lando series and the one-shot Obi-Wan story coming in Star Wars #7.
We continue to put off reviewing Heir to the Jedi and instead do a flip-through review of Sabine’s Rebel Sketchbook.
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2015-07-0151 minStar Wars BookwormsCelebrating Tarkin – SWBW #39This is our Celebration preview episode where we talk about all the cool stuff we are excited for. We also announce some exciting things going on at our live episode of Star Wars Bookworms happening on the Podcast Stage. And we finally get to that Tarkin review we keep talking about.
We are still reading Heir to the Jedi for our Goodreads book club. At the end of April we will start our discussion of Lords of the Sith.
Exciting things going on for our live show. We will be on the Celebration Podcast Stage at 4:30 PM on...
2015-04-131h 34Star Wars BookwormsJourney to Star Wars Celebration – SWBW #38
Star Wars Celebration is almost here and we have so much to talk about. Sadly Teresa wasn’t able to join in for this episode, but we got a great guest host in Kay from Fangirl Blog and the Hyperspace Theories podcast.
We talk about the details of the Bookworms panel that will be on the podcast stage at Star Wars Celebration. We also reveal the artist who did the design for our exclusive panel pins. You are going to want one of these!
Aaron gives his brief thoughts on Splinter of the Mind’s Eye and...
2015-03-261h 28Star Wars BookwormsGalaxy Heist – SWBW #37Star Wars Bookworms is now two years old! In this episode we talk about Celebration, Darth Vader, Marilyn Monroe, Harry Potter, and football.
We talk about the beginnings of our plans for Star Wars Celebration. We are doing a show on the official podcast stage you guys!
Our Goodreads book club is going strong with over 200 members. We are wrapping up our reading of Splinter of the Mind’s Eye and are getting ready to read Heir to the Jedi in March.
We give our thoughts on Marvel Darth Vader #1. Aaron gets scolded for dropping spoilers.
Dark Horse Co...
2015-02-271h 01Star Wars BookwormsA Shattered Legacy – SWBW #36
In this episode of Star Wars Bookworms we talk mostly comics and answer some listener emails. Bria from Tosche Station joins us and brings some impressive comic book knowledge to the discussion. She’s really cool.
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye is our book club book for Jan/Feb. Join us over at Goodreads and get in on the conversation.
Marvel Star Wars #1 has come out and we give our thoughts on the first issue.
We had emails from Lenie, Ben, and David asking about double-bladed lightsabers, continuing stories for The Clone Wars characters, and what...
2015-01-231h 05Star Wars BookwormsSolo’s Gamble – SWBW #32
After travels to Dragon Con and some great times talking to Star Wars authors, Aaron and Teresa are back to reviewing books and comics… and talking about some other fun stuff too.
They welcome guest Megan from Blog Full of Words and Den of Geek who sticks around with them for most of the episode.
Emails! They read a few listener emails and get into a discussion about the portrayal of women in Star Wars. Well Teresa and Megan discuss. Aaron pretty much sidesteps. They also answer the question of which upcoming novel each are most ex...
2014-10-061h 37Star Wars BookwormsLegendary Authors at Dragon Con 2014 – SWBW #31
More Dragon Con coverage from Star Wars Bookworms!
Last episode Aaron and Teresa gave a recap of their experiences at Dragon Con 2014 and shared the audio from the first panel they moderated featuring authors Timothy Zahn and Christie Golden. This episode our hosts talk about their time preparing for and moderating the second Star Wars author panel about canon and Legends.
This panel featured Zahn and Golden again as well as notable Star Wars authors Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Michael Stackpole, and Dave Wolverton. The authors talked about what the Legends label means...
2014-09-081h 13Star Wars BookwormsTim Zahn and Christie Golden at Dragon Con – SWBW #30
Panels, parties, and.. people? Friends? Let’s go with friends. In this episode Teresa and Aaron recap their highlights from Dragon Con 2014.
They also had the privilege of moderating a couple Star Wars author panels! We have included the audio from the “Tropes in Star Wars” panel featuring fan favorite authors Timothy Zahn and Christie Golden.
And we may have gotten Christie to talk a little about the upcoming Ventress/Vos novel.
Keep an eye on your feeds because we will also be releasing another episode featuring the audio from the “Star War...
2014-09-051h 25Star Wars BookwormsWhat Makes a Rebel? – SWBW #29
Right before we head off to DragonCon we bring you an extra long, extra special episode featuring discussions of Adam Bray’s recent books and a comic review with Mark Newbold (Jedi News UK, Radio 1138).
Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos in love? Aaron and Teresa speculate based on the new synopsis for the upcoming Ventress novel.
Keep on reading. We have selected the next book for our Goodreads book club and it’s the new release A New Dawn. Go pick up the book (release date Sept 2nd) and get into the discussion.
Following up our Adam...
2014-08-251h 56Star Wars BookwormsWar of the Broken Ring – SWBW #27
On this episode of Star Wars Bookworms we have another first time guest, we talk about the book and comic news coming out of San Diego Comicon, and we review a couple comic volumes.
We were so happy to have first time guest Zak “PT” Thorogood join us. He is the main comic book reviewer over at Jedi News.
Did Marvel play it safe? We talked about our reactions to the first three Star Wars comic series announced by Marvel.
Quinlan Vos and Asajj Ventress in the same novel! Aaron gushes over the possibilities while Teresa and...
2014-08-011h 11Star Wars BookwormsDrew Karpyshyn Interview – SWBW #26
Aaron propped his feet up and let Teresa do all the work this time around. She brings us an awesome interview with fan-favorite Star Wars author Drew Karpyshyn, writer of the Darth Bane Trilogy, Revan, and Annihilation.
In this hour-long interview Drew talks about everything from his writing style, favorite characters, video games, Star Wars Legends and so much more.
Teresa also gets insight from Drew about the characters and story from his current fantasy trilogy, Chaos Born.
At the end of the interview she asks him questions sent into us...
2014-07-021h 14Star Wars BookwormsAlderaan Remains – SWBW #25
Star Wars Weekends kept us busy for the month of June but we are back with a new episode and some new guests!
First time guest Paul DePaola (EU Cantina, Fanboys Talking) joined us and talked about his fandom, comics, and his 501st membership.
Another first time guest, Johnamarie Marcias (Now This is Podcasting, The Wookiee Gunner) gave us a recap of New York Book Con 2014. She also spoke Mando’a which increased her cool points.
Aaron and Teresa gave their favorite moments from Star Wars Weekends.
Paul stuck around to help review the comic volumes Da...
2014-06-231h 09Star Wars BookwormsHonor Among Jawas – SWBW #24
This episode we don’t have any major discussion topics but we do have two great guests to help us review the novel Honor Among Thieves.
We were thrilled to have first time guest Shazbazzar from the Techno Retro Dads podcast.
Returning for the first time since our 3rd episode we also have James Floyd from Club Jade and Big Shiny Robot.
The Star Wars Bookworms book club is going strong and now has close to 90 members. Join us over at Goodreads.com.
Teresa will be at Star Wars Weekends all weekends and Aaron will be th...
2014-05-161h 08Star Wars BookwormsPrisoner of the Ninth Assassin – SWBW #21
Reviews this episode:
Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin (comic volume)
Legacy: Prisoner of the Floating World (comic volume)
Back to reviews! Our last couple episodes were an interview and discussing Rebels, but now we are back to our old ways and reviewing some comics. Mark Newbold (Jedi News, StarWars.com, Radio 1138) joins us this episode to talk some Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Star Wars fandom has lost one of its favorite authors. We share some stories of our memories of Aaron Allston
We talk to Mark about his favorite movie, character...
2014-03-071h 09Star Wars BookwormsReporting on Rebels – SWBW #20
This episode is the second part of our one-year anniversary celebration! We invited the guys from the Rebels Report podcast (Pete Morrison and Andy Ury) to talk about the Rebels characters revealed so far and Star Wars Expanded Universe characters they remind us of.
Also don’t forget about our book giveaway!
Finally an episode not about Ewoks!
We talk in detail about all 6 Rebels and the Inquisitor
Teresa kind of has a crush on Twi’leks
Did Pete really compare Zeb to Jar Jar Binks and Thrawn?
Find out what two characters Aaron is n...
2014-02-271h 05Star Wars BookwormsShadows of the Death Star – SWBW #18
Reviews this episode:
Ewoks – Shadows of Endor (comic digest)
Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual (reference guide)
Another episode? So soon? That’s right, it’s still January and we already have two episodes on the books. Since we didn’t do any reviews in last week’s episode we decided to do another episode right away to get back on schedule. Plus Teresa just couldn’t wait any longer to review this Ewoks comic.
We welcome collector extraordinaire, podcaster, and official Star Wars artist Dan Curto as our guest
Dan talks about his pers...
2014-01-241h 02Star Wars BookwormsFire’s Edge – SWBW #16
Reviews this episode:
Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge (novel)
Dark Times: Fire Carrier (comic volume)
We have been away for a little over a month but we are back with a brand new episode of Star Wars Bookworms! Here is a summary of the episode.
We welcome Eric Geller (The Forcecast, TheForce.net) and William Devereux (EU Cantina, We Talk Clones) as our guests
Aaron and Teresa shamelessly plug their new podcasts Fangirls Going Rogue and Bad Wolf Radio
Thoughts on the current state of the Expanded Universe
We all rank our...
2013-12-121h 07Star Wars BookwormsThe Prisoner of Yavin – SWBW #15
Reviews this episode
Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan (comic volume)
Star Wars: In the Shadow of Yavin (comic volume)
It’s November and it’s starting to get cold outside (depending on where you live). Now is the time of year to snuggle up and read a book… or listen to a podcast about books.
In this 15th episode of Star Wars Bookworms we welcome blogger and first time podcast guest Megan. She writes for fansites Fan Girl Blog and Knights’ Archive as well as her own blog Blog Full...
2013-11-081h 38Star Wars BookwormsPurge Targets – SWBW #12
Reviews this episode
Purge (comic volume)
Agent of the Empire: Hard Targets (comic volume)
Bookworms is back with your hosts Teresa and Aaron. On this episode they bring in Mark Hurliman of the Star Wars Beyond the Films podcast to talk some comics.
Before they tackled the reviews though, they had some feedback from a listener to share. Listener shazbazzar sent in an email with his thoughts on Crucible, Mortis, the Expanded Universe, and Episode VII which led to some fun discussion on all topics.
Then our hosts jumped r...
2013-09-201h 25Star Wars BookwormsIntro to the EU Dragon Con Panel – SWBW #11
We have an extra special episode of Star Wars Bookworms for you today. This past weekend was Dragon Con 2013 in Atlanta. One of our hosts, Aaron, was on location at this major pop culture convention and he had the chance to be on a few Star Wars panels. One of the panels he was on was the Intro to the Star Wars Expanded Universe panel. He was joined by a number of other panelists including Brian and Nanci from the Tosche Station podcast.
Lucky for us Riley from the Star Wars Report recorded the entire...
2013-09-0650 minStar Wars BookwormsLost Tribe of Smugglers – SWBW #8
Reviews this episode:
The Clone Wars: The Smuggler’s Code (comic digest)
Lost Tribe of the Sith: Spiral (comic volume)
In this July episode our hosts welcome guest Adam Farmer. Unlike other guests they have had in the past, Adam is not a Star Wars blogger or podcast host. He is a fan of the show and a casual Star Wars fan who is somewhat new to the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He brought a nice fresh perspective.
At the top of the show Aaron, Teresa, and Adam talked about the la...
2013-07-271h 21Star Wars BookwormsVoided Death Sentence – SWBW #7
Reviews this episode:
Darth Maul – Death Sentence (comic volume)
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (novel)
What better way to start the Summer than with some Star Wars Expanded Universe talk? Unfortunately our regular host Teresa was unable to join Aaron this episode, but we were happy to welcome Mark Hurliman (Star Wars Report and Star Wars Beyond the Films podcasts) as a guest host. Also joining us to share her expert opinions was Tricia Barr (writer for Star Wars Insider). Two amazing and very knowledgeable guests in one episode!
(Ch...
2013-06-281h 30Star Wars BookwormsDefenders of the Last Jedi – SWBW #4
Sadly Teresa had to sit this episode out but Aaron was happy to be joined by guest Eric Geller, writer at TheForce.net and host of the popular Forcecast podcast.
The discussion topic this month was the newly announced The Star Wars comics series. Aaron and Eric talk about their thoughts on the Dark Horse comic series which will adapt George Lucas’ early draft for Star Wars. Han Solo was a lizard!?
Next they reviewed the novel The Last Jedi and were a bit mixed on their feelings for it...
2013-04-261h 16Star Wars BookwormsAlexander Freed Interview – SWBW #2Star Wars Bookworms is back with its 2nd episode! We had so much fun in this episode that we went a lot longer than expected. So we have broken the March episode into 2 parts. In this first part we are joined by Club Jade blogger and comic reviewer for Big Shiny Robot, James Floyd (@jamesjawa).
We open the episode with a quick discussion on the upcoming 2013 Star Wars novels and which ones we are excited for.
Next we have a great interview with one of the writers on the Old Republic video game an...
2013-03-2350 min